Sick

R

2022

1 hr. 23 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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62 Reviews

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As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone--or so they think.

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Critics Consensus

Smart, self-aware, and all too timely, this slasher co-written by Kevin Williamson is Sick in all the best ways.

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Audience Consensus

Sick will be a bloody good time for most horror fans, even if its social commentary might rub some viewers the wrong way.

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georgiebrown2017 A

I'm a huge fan of the Scream franchise and I used to love Williamson's work, but this movie is just bad. It kinda works as a typical slasher, but that's not good enough. The twist at the end is so dumb and it doesn't make any sense at all.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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michael d

There are some movies you know 5 minutes going into it that it's going to be worth the while. This was such a movie. The beginning was suspenseful out of the gate and had me looking away. Great action, scary, decent acting and the kind of slasher that I would gladly see a sequel of. It had me jump several times and was just generally creepy. It actually had a similar feel to Scream which I love. It had also a sense of realism that this could actually happen that I appreciated. The characters actually did semi-intelligent things as opposed to just plain stupid decisions. It didn't insult the viewers intelligence. Finally I really liked the homage to the whole period of lock down COVID. There were a few parts that actually had me laughing because of how ridiculous and paranoid the first days of lockdown were for people. They need to make more slashers like this that are truly scary from beginning to end. Keep them coming!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/24

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Mark B

One the surface another slasher movie, but with some humorous nods to the pandemic. The movie has scenes that seem like farce except we all lived through the pandemic, and well it was all there. Pretty predictable twists . Overall 90 mins of mostly fun stuff.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/24

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Jeff M

I've been avoiding writing this review for several days because I've been trying to reconcile my feelings about it and trying to figure out how to describe my unreconciled feelings without giving too much away. It's pretty much impossible. So I'll keep this one short and sweet. Kevin Williamson, the co-writer here, is part of the team behind the SCREAM movies, and you can definitely see the connection. On that level, it is efficiently made and sufficiently tense and terrifying when it needs to be. It's a rather small thing, but I especially appreciate these movies where the bad guy actually pursues his victims quickly rather than at a Frankenstein-level pace. I always figured if I were trying to murder someone, I'd do it fast! Anyway, I'm procrastinating... Where I had issues with the movie was the revelation of the killer and the reasoning behind the murders and attempted murders. Maybe I'm being a bit too sensitive, but I found it in questionable taste. I spoke with a couple others who have seen it, and they didn't have the same issue I did. So maybe it was just me. And in my desire not to give too much away, I shall say no more. If you're a fan of SCREAM, I think you'll like this one, too. And in time, with another viewing or two, I might feel a bit more positive.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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Serralis

what an abominable waste of time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/12/24

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Jason F

Worth a watch, decent slasher with enough scenes. Some funny covid jokes that reminds you just how stupid that time period was.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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John Hyams

Director

Gideon Adlon

Parker

Dylan Sprayberry

Actor

Bethlehem Million

Actor

Jane Adams

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Kevin Williamson

Screenwriter

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

The real-world wrinkles aren’t just a cynical way to make the routine more relevant. They give all the bloody murder a meaning.

Jan 20, 2023

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Sick is a slick shot of horror, fast-paced, and written with just enough biting commentary to make it a cut above.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 18, 2023

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

If you’re willing to sit through an otherwise stock take on the ol’ teens-and-terror-at-a-lake-house chestnut in the name of Covidsploitation curiosity, have at it.

Jan 13, 2023

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Josh Winning

Radio Times

Rather than rewriting the rules of the slasher movie, Sick satisfyingly ticks all the genre boxes, right down to the surprise unmasking and entertainingly violent climax.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 26, 2023

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

While Sick won’t redefine the genre as Wes Craven’s 1996 classic [Scream] has, Williamson creates a new playground to apply his essential slasher rules.

Jul 19, 2023

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Anna McKibbin

Paste Magazine

Great slashers manage to construct a fragile sequence of interactions and objects that tumble down and exact a gory toll—Sick understands this better than most.

Rated: 7.6/10

Jun 2, 2023

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Synopsis

As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone--or so they think.

Director: John Hyams
Executive Producer: Andrew Golov, Michael J. Zampino, Thom Zadra, Munika Lay
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson, Katelyn Crabb
Production Co: Miramax, Universal Studios, Outerbanks Entertainment
Rating: R (Strong Violence|Some Drug Use|Language Throughout|Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 13, 2023

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